Weather Records on 7 August 1990

1,625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1990. Highest significance: El Doctor, MX.

Key Facts for 7 August 1990

On 7 August 1990, 1,625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 864 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,529 daily.
El Doctor set an all-time record daily precipitation of 148.3 mm (5.8 in) on 7 August 1990.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,625 stations

1,625 station records on 7 August 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Doctor	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	411.0 mm (16.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tantizohuiche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	426.0 mm (16.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Actopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Venados	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tempoal de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	290.6 mm (11.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woolomin (Northcotte)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	319.8 mm (12.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Metztitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulls Brg Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vlamingh Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Naranjo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sunapee	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peamiller (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Requetemu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	296.9 mm (11.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Battenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mixquiahuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oyameles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,625 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 416, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 448, Heaviest daily rainfall 391.

Records on 7 August 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	416
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	448
Heaviest daily rainfall	391
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1990 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 77, daily 1,529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,222 broken records

Margins by which the 1,222 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 142.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1990

Top 20 records on 7 August 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1990	El Doctor, MX	all-time rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1990	Berlin 5 S, US	all-time rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1990	San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn), MX	all-time rain	411.0 mm (16.2 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	11 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1990	Tantizohuiche, MX	all-time rain	426.0 mm (16.8 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	15 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1990	San Cristobal, MX	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	63 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1990	Grafton, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Huichapan, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Actopan, MX	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Venados, MX	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Presa la Esperanza, MX	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Ningaloo, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Tempoal de Sanchez, MX	all-time rain	290.6 mm (11.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Hatch, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Giralia, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Falls Village, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Surry Mtn Lake, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Belele, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Woolomin (Northcotte), AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1990	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1808 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1990. 1990 had 1,625 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,130
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1